crowd

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kraʊd/

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Noun

Singular crowd

Plural crowds

1. (countable) A crowd is a lot of people in one place together.

   The crowd cheered when the team scored another goal.

   When there's an accident, a crowd appears.

   The crowd were asked to go home.

Verb

Plain form crowd

Third-person singular crowds

Past tense crowded

Past participle crowded

Present participle crowding

1. (transitive) If you crowd someone, you push too close to them.

   Don't crowd me, please. I can't see the stage.

Related words

• crowded